CA200 Interviewing Theories & Practice

for F1T 2012

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Course

CA 200 Interviewing Theories & Practice

Semester

F1T 2012 DL

Faculty

Callan, Pamela A.

Title

Adjunct Faculty

Degrees/Certificates

Bachelor of Arts in EnglishMaster of Arts in English (additional graduate hours in Communication)Master of Science in Education

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Course Description:CA200 - Interviewing Theories and Practice Development and analysis of the interviewing process from the viewpoints of the interviewer and the interviewee. Consideration is given to strategies, ethics, the interview as a management tool, and a broad understanding of the communication variables involved in the interviewing context. Both practical and theoretical perspectives are examined. 3:0:3

Educational Philosophy:I strongly believe in collaborative learning. My philosophy of teaching is one of interactiveness based on lectures, readings, quizzes, discussions, examinations, peer editing, web sites and videos. I strongly encourage each student to strive to reach his/her highest potential by reading, questioning, reviewing and discussing.

Class Assessment:

1. Survey Interview Project (100 points):

The Survey Interview Project is the core assessment for this course and consists of four parts:

Part I: Introduction: The introduction consists of a problems statement and a situation analysis related to the topic.

The problem statement should be written in present tense and describe the situation in specific and measurable terms. It should address the five W’s and the H: what is the source of concern, where is the problem, when is it a problem, who is involved or affected, why is this a concern, and how are participants involved or affected. The problem statement is concise and can usually be written in a sentence or a short paragraph.
The situation analysis adds depth and contains all the background information needed to expand upon and illustrate the meaning of the problem statement. It might include both internal factors (e.g. the policies of an organization or organizational structure) and external factors (e.g. the economy or global warming) that led to the problem.

Part II: Survey Questions

The questions should be designed to discover the kind of information that you are seeking. Since this is a pilot project the survey should not exceed 10 questions and should include a mix of closed and open questions. You should survey a minimum of ten people and your participants may be a “convenience” sample. In other words, for this study you are allowed to use friends, family, fellow students, and coworkers as your survey participants. For a more rigorous study you would be required to use random sampling techniques to yield a representative sample.

Part III: Results and Discussion

In this section you tabulate the results of your surveys and discuss your findings in a narrative form. In analyzing the results you should be looking for patterns of human interaction and drawing appropriate conclusions related to the purpose of your study.

Part IV: Directions for Future Research

In the final section of your project you answer the following questions:
1. Have I added to the pool of information on this topic?
2. Is there a need for further research in this area of inquiry?
3. What is the major weakness of my project?

There are specific due dates for each of the four sections and the completed project is due during Week 7. Students should consult the lecture and notes for Chapter 6 regarding the design of questions. The written portion of the project will be evaluated using the grading criteria indicated in your syllabus. The Survey Interview Project carries a value of 100 points toward your final grade.

5. Discussion: (Week 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8). Students are required to respond to the initial discussion question by Thursday at midnight and then respond to at least one classmate’s discussion post by Sunday at midnight. Please note: It is not enough to simply answer the questions posed in the discussion. You need to interact with your classmates to explore the topics more fully. Responses must be thoughtful and reflect knowledge of the week’s required readings. (More than just “I agree” or “Good Point!”). Each discussion is worth ten points for a total of 60 points for the eight weeks.

6 Proctored Final Exam (Week 8): It will be a multiple-choice, and true and false questions exam that students will take in person with a proctor during the 8th week of instruction at one of the Park University sites around the country or at an alternative location approved by your Instructor where Park University sites are not available. The exam is worth 120 points.

It will be the responsibility of the student to arrange for a proctor, by the 6th week of the term. A proctor request form will be made available starting week 2 at https://proctor.park.edu/index.php.Failure to arrange a proctor to take a final proctored exam will result in an automatic F in the class. The proctor will be accepted and approved by the instructor. The final exam will be closed book/closed note.

Park University site administrators or adjunct faculty are preferred proctors, but K-12 school teachers, counselors or administrators, certified librarians, testing centers at accredited colleges or universities are acceptable. Approved proctors may also include U.S. Embassy officials, military education officers, or testing control officers at U.S. military bases. Excluded from approval as proctors are family members, relatives, neighbors, friends, clergy, and employers, supervisors and co-workers.

For proctored examinations, photo identification is required at the time of the test.

Grades and Feedback: Students can check grades and feedback in gradebook in eCollege.

Late Submission of Course Materials:

This is an interactive class and not a correspondence class; therefore, assignments are expected to be posted by the deadline indicated for the assignment. It is not fair to the other students in the class to permit late assignments to receive credit. Assignments that are posted after the deadlines will not receive credit unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor, and late assignments should be the exception and not become a pattern.

Learning in online courses is the most effective if assignments are timely. Not having face-to-face contact is a great challenge for this new medium of instruction and one way to feel a part of the class is to keep discussions going. The most optimal learning environment for an online class is when assignments are posted and responded to in the week they are due. After each week is completed, the class moves onto another topic and students are not expected to go back to read and respond to a late posting.

Classroom Rules of Conduct:

In this course, some people may have different opinions which you do not agree with. Be objective and respectful when responding to different points of view. Working online may make communication more difficult since you don't see each other's body language. To find out issue involving your online writing and posting please go to the http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.htmlThe Core Rules of Netiquette.

Online communications need to be composed with fairness, honesty, and tact. Spelling and grammar are very important in an online class. What you put into an online course reflects on your level of professionalism.

It is important not to take disagreement personally.

Responses to different ideas and observations need to be objective. Being objective means maintaining boundaries and not making personal attacks on the ability of others or making statements that have the potential to be taken personally.

An important part of online learning is discussion. Differences in thinking are good because our knowledge is broadened.

Because we have differences, we will have conflict. The important thing is to handle conflict in a way that does not create defensiveness, which does not promote learning.

Academic Honesty:Academic integrity is the foundation of the academic community. Because each student has the primary responsibility for being academically honest, students are advised to read and understand all sections of this policy relating to standards of conduct and academic life. Park University students and faculty members are encouraged to take advantage of the University resources available for learning about academic honesty (www.park.edu/current or http://www.park.edu/faculty/).from Park University 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog Page 95-96

Plagiarism:Plagiarism involves the use of quotations without quotation marks, the use of quotations without indication of the source, the use of another's idea without acknowledging the source, the submission of a paper, laboratory report, project, or class assignment (any portion of such) prepared by another person, or incorrect paraphrasing. from Park University 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog Page 95

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Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the semester/term of enrollment, but unexcused absences may carry further penalties.

In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a semester/term of enrollment, the student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F".

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Report of a "F" grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for those students who are receiving financial assistance from agencies not mentioned in item 5 above will be reported to the appropriate agency.

ONLINE NOTE: Students must participate in an academically related activity on a weekly basis in order to be marked present in an online class. Examples of academically-related activities include but are not limited to: contributing to an online discussion, completing a quiz or exam, completing an assignment, initiating contact with a faculty member to ask a course related question, or using any of the learning management system tools.

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Additional Information:

My
Biography:
I have served as an adjunct instructor for Park University since 2002
through the Goodfellow AFB campus in San Angelo, Texas and online since 2004. I
earned an MA degree in English with a minor in Psychology in 1989 and an
MS degree in Education in 2002. I earned a graduate certificate in Diversity
Studies in 2003, and have earned additional graduate hours in English,
communication, history, management, psychology, and sociology(human services).
My areas of interest are communication (both small group and interpersonal),
English literature, public speaking, race and ethnic relations, the study of
the lifespan, and the study of the family.

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